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Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes Mellitys Type I
Diabetes mellitus type I (DMT1 I is a chronic disease caused by the autoimmune
destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, resulting in an
absolute inability to produce the hormone insulin which is necessary for the
regulation of blood glucose levels. The autoimmune destruction is postulated to
result from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors, with the
latter triggering the onset of the disease in genetically susceptible individuals.
Various theories explaining the pathogenesis have been proposed in which
environmental agents may serve as modifiers of pathogenesis rather than as
triggers. These environmental risk determinants may be classified into three
groups: viral infections, early postnatal diet, and toxins. Other non-genetic disease
modifying factors include vaccine administration, psychological stressors, and
climatic influences. The incidence of DMT1 is rapidly increasing in many parts
of the developed world, and is showing a trend toward earlier age of onset. The
incidence of DMT1 is highly variable among different ethnic populations,
occurring most frequently in persons of north European descent, diminishing in
southern direction, the 'North-South gradient', with the notable exception of
Sardinia. The incidence of DMT1 is projected to be approximately 40 percent
higher in 2010 than it was in 1997. The prevalence in The Netherlands is
0.3 percent.
Diabetes mellitus type I is characterized by hyperglycemia with the eventual
development of micro- and macrovascular complications which define the degree
of morbidity in these patients
General practice registration networks in the Netherlands: a brief report
In the Netherlands, several general practice registrations exist. Groups
of general practitioners register elements of patient care according to
agreed-upon criteria, and these data are collected in a central database.
By means of a questionnaire the authors interviewed the managers of all
nine computerized registration networks extensively about the
possibilities and limitations of their registration. In addition,
respondents answered some questions with data from the central database of
their network. Various items are collected by nearly all the registration
networks, while other items are collected by only one network. Answering
questions with data from the central database turned out to be difficult.
Organization and manpower are the main obstacles